Dinner-pail.



L. J.l KNITTEL.'

DINNER PAIL. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1912.

1,058,601. Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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wbb/momo UNITED STATES LAWRENCE Ji KNITTEL, or Lyons,- NEW Yoitx.

DIN NER-FAIL.

To all whom, t may concern."i j

Be it known that I, LAWRENE J. IKNIT'L'EL, a citizen of the United Sttesjresiding at Lyons, in the county of 'IfVafne and State' of New York, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Dinner-Pails, ol. which the following is a specification,"v

This invention relates toA dinnerpails, and it has for its object to provide a combined dinner pail and heater of simple and' improved construction whereby the contents of the pail'may be quickly heated.

A fur-ther object of the invention is to construct ,a device wit-h a receptacle or tank for coffee or other liquids, the said tank constituting a portion of the receptacle in which solid food is kept.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thevnatu're of the-invention is better understood, the same con* sists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fullyl described and particularlypointed out in the claims. f

In the accompanying drawings 'has beenr illustrated a simple 'and preferred lform of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation isnecessarily made .to the precise structural details therein exhlbited, but that changes, Aalterations and modifications within the scope of the claims maybe resorted to when desired.v

Inthe drawings,-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a dinner pail-constructed in accordance with theinvention. Fig. 2 isa longitudinal vertical sectional*viewfofl the"4 sameflfig. 3 1s a verticaltransverse sec"-V tional view taken on the line 3 3 i-n'Fifg-.QZ

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view-Italien,

on the line 4 4 in Fig. 2.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like characters of reference. The outer wall 1' ofthe improved devlce is of tubular form and preferably of rectangular plan, although no limitation is-made to the particular shape. This tubular wall member is provided with a bail 2 having a handle 3^whereby it may be conveniently carried', and it is also provided with a snugly fitting lid 4. Fitted in the lower portion of.

the tubular wall is a heater comprising a tank or receptacle 5 for oil or other combusstible liquid, said tank being provided with a Wick tube 6. A specially. constructed burner may alsd be provided, but as such an element is well known, it is not considdescribe the same. The heater tank 5 is provided with spring lips or members 8 lhaving studs 7 projecting through apertures 9 in the wal-l 1, the same constituting connectlng means whereby the' heater1 tankmay be conveniently connected with or detached from the outer wall or casingfor the purpose .0f lling or lighting.

Sup orted Within the outer wallor casing 1s a ood receptacle comprising a flat L- shapedtank'lO, the upstanding 'portion of which llis provided with -a filling plug 12. Said upstanding portion of the tank may form one end wall of a receptacle, the other end ,wall of which, 13, as well as the side walls 14 are formed preferably of forami- ATENT OFFICE.

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ered ,necessary 4to show orto particularly 'nous sheet metal which may be soldered or otherwise secured to the tank, thus producing an oblongreceptacle above the tank in which a detachable tray l5 may be supported on suitable brackets 1 6, thus dividing the receptacle into compartments for the reception .of various kinds of solid food, including cakes, pastry and the like.v Thereceptacle vcomposed of the tank 10 with4 its upstanding portion l1 and 'the' end and side walls 13, lllinay be supported either lpermanently lor detachably Within the outer casing or wall l by means of suitable brackets'or connecting members 16a, a suitable' space 17 being left between the walls of the inner receptacle' and the outer wall or casing. "Secured upon the underside of the -tank10 is aflame spreader 18 which will .serve to'delle'ctjthe heat and the products of combustion fromthev heater in the direction of the spaeel'ljgllhe outer wall or casing `is;providedv'*ne r its lower andupper ends (with-"apertures 19,20 Ywhich serve, respectively, @for'tli'e admission of airto support combustion and forv the uctsof combustion.

The tank'lO rovided'wit-l"arnozl'ZI extending througli the"outer wall or casing and having a dlscharge spout 22 which is capable of being obstructed by means of a lsuitable key or valve 23.- The wall or casing 1 is olfsetinwardly to produce a recess 2 4 'of ample size to accommodate the discha-r e spout 22 and to permit a cup or vessel to conveniently` presented tqreceivethe liquid discharged. lthrough Athe spout.

The n tending or vertical portion or limb of t e L- shaped tank 10 is not necessarily of a width to constituteone end wall escape oftheA prodi4 limitation is yso l. receptacle supported-therein, said of the receptacle. Said upstanding or vcrtical portion may simply constitute 'a filling tube, as will be readily understood,. and no made or intended in this rcspect.- From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed, the operation and advantages of this invention will be readily understood. The compartment wherein solid-food is carried and which is bounded at one end by the Vertical leg of the liquid container or tank and at the sides and 'the other end by foraminous walls is heated when the temperature of the contents of the tank is raised by radiation not only from the bottom of the compartment, but also from that. end wall which constitutes the vertical leg of the container. The remaining end and sides being foraminous and in communication with the space 16 in which, when the heater is lighted, there is an upward draft,will be ventilated,

the compartment soggy and unpalatable. At the same time, owing tol the upward draft in the space 17, there is no danger of the contents of the food compartment being contaminated by the products of combustion. The space 17, moreover, which en- -velops the sides and the ends of the :tood

compartment, constitutes, when the heater is lighted, a heating chamber which materially assists in'v heating the `contents of the. food 35.

compartment.

'i The construction of the improved dinner pail is simple and inexpensive, and it affords convenient means tg enable the working man to carry. his dinner and enable the same to be properly heated with very little trouble and practically no attention by simply ignitingthe heater shortly before the noon hour. Having thus described the invention,

I --what is claimed as new, is

'- v 1'. In adevice of the character described, a wall constituting an outer casin and a eceptacle comprising a tank closed at the top, and foramm'ous side and end wall members associated therewith and combining with said f tank to form a compartment, the wall members of said compartment being spaced from the outer wall to form aspace surrounding .the compartment for the' passage of products of combustion, said outer wall being provided with openings for the admission of air and for the exit of products of combustion, and a heater supported detachably in the lower part of the outer casing.

2. In a device of the character described, a wall constituting an outer casing, said wall having openings for the inlet of air and Jfor the exit of products of combustion, a heater supported detachably in the lower part thereof, a receptacle supported in the outer casingabove the heater, said receptacle comprising an L-shaped tank, closed at the top, and perforated side and end walls connected therewith and combining with and vapor will be freely carried off insteadfr e of-eondensing and rendering the content-s of said tank to form a compartment, said receptacle beingspaced from the outer wall andV said tank being provided Lwith a valved nozzle projecting through the outer wall and having a discharge spout; said casing being offset inwardly to form a recess to accommodate the discharge spout.

3. In a device of the character described,

a wall constituting an outer casing, a heater supported in the lower part thereof, an L shaped liquid container, closed at the top, supported above the heater and having a discharge nozzle extending through the outer wall, and perforated end and side walls associated with the L-shaped tank'and combining therewith to form a compartment, said -outer wall having openingsl for the admission of air and for the exit of products of combustion.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LAIVRENCE J. KNITTEL. Witnesses: l.

LUTHER S. LAKE,

.I. M. VANDERBILT.

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